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Japan: Rare Lightning-Fireworks Moment Wows Crowd at Uozu Festival

The 2026 Jantokoi Uozu Festival Offshore Fireworks Display in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, went ahead despite unfavorable weather on Saturday, August 8. While the weather didn't cooperate, the poor conditions produced a dramatic moment rarely seen: as the very first firework launched, a bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky. The crowd erupted in cheers at this rare sight.

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[Breaking News]Torrential rain in central Japan

HIMI, Japan, Aug. 27 Kyodo - A man walks on a flooded street in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain. (Kyodo)

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows submerged houses in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows rescuers riding on a boat in a submerged area in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows a submerged road and a river in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows rescuers riding on a boat in a submerged area in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows a submerged area in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows a submerged area in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows a submerged area in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2026, shows a submerged area in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

A person wades down a submerged street in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 28, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

A person stands on a submerged street in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 28, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

A submerged road is pictured in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 28, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2026, shows a submerged residential area in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

A submerged road is pictured in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 28, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows submerged vehicles on a road in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 28, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2026, shows a collapsed house in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2026, shows a collapsed house in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2026, shows a collapsed road in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2026, shows submerged heavy equipment in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2026, shows a collapsed road in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2026, shows submerged vehicles in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

A man walks on a flooded street in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026, shows a submerged vehicle in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026, shows a submerged vehicle in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026, shows a submerged vehicle in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026, shows a submerged vehicle in Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows the site of a mudslide in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows an abandoned vehicle on an inundated road in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows an abandoned vehicle in floodwater in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows abandoned vehicles on an inundated road in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows an abandoned vehicle in floodwater in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows an abandoned vehicle on an inundated road in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in central Japan

Photo shows abandoned vehicles on an inundated road in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2026, following torrential rain.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 2

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 3

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters watering a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters watering a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters watering a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Firefighters water a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Thatched-roof house catches fire in World Heritage-listed village

Firefighters water a traditional thatched-roof house in the World Heritage-listed Gokayama hamlet in Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2026. No one was injured in the fire, put under control about 50 minutes after the incident was reported to the local fire station.

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Imperial succession

Hirofumi Nakasone, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's constitutional reform headquarters, delivers a speech in Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on June 28, 2026, saying Princess Aiko cannot become emperor under Japan's current succession law.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2026.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2026.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2026.

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Japan: Clever Crows Use Passing Truck to Crack Open Walnut on Road

A crow in Japan dropped a walnut onto a road on May 22, waited for a passing truck to crush it, then flew down with another crow to eat the cracked shell — a striking display of problem-solving behavior.

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